A WHITE AND RUSSET NEPHRITE 'LIU HAI AND HIS TOAD' SNUFF BOTTLE 1780-1850A WHITE AND RUSSET NEPHRITE 'LIU HAI AND HIS TOAD' SNUFF BOTTLE1780-1850Well-hollowed, the ovoid form bottle standing on a finely carved oval footrim, with a cylindrical neck and recessed lip, utilizing the natural pale russet inclusions in the stone, continuously carved in relief around the lower section of the bottle to depict Liu Hai sitting on an overhanging rock looking at his toad in the river, indicated by carefully incised lines, with a leafy lingzhi branch springing forward from rocks extending to the other side of the bottle. 2 7/16in (6.6cm) high1780-1850 棕白玉刻劉海戯蟾鼻煙壺一件Provenance:Joan and Ted Dorf Collection, no. 80